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6 stories matching genus

  1. A Seven-Foot Sea Serpent Washes Up Near Cape Flattery

    Capt. Stratton of Neah Bay brings a finned, many-toothed monster to Port Townsend, and the local editor reaches for the Laocoön to describe it.

    Feb 5, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

  2. The Miracle of Dido the Blind Cat

    A remarkable account of a house cat who, after going blind, mastered his home environment and displayed an uncanny homing instinct.

    Feb 8, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. The Great Hop Louse Debate of 1892

    A scientific dispute over crop-destroying insects exposes the perils of amateur entomology in the Washington territory.

    Apr 16, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  4. The Healing Lake That Hid a Walking Fish

    On the Columbia plateau near Spokane lies a strange saline lake with no inlet and no outlet — credited with curing rheumatism, foaming like soap in the wind, and home to an axolotl that fooled the naturalists.

    Oct 9, 1891The Olympia TribuneMedical Lake, Spokane CountySnake Oil · Strange But True

  5. The Great Cascade: A Pilgrimage to the Roar of Snoqualmie Falls

    In July 1877, three travelers walked the rugged trail from Snohomish to Fall City, documenting the lush farms, the hospitality of settlers, and the awe-inspiring power of the falls—a testament to the beauty and isolation of early Washington Territory.

    Jul 21, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyStrange But True

  6. Camp Kelpie: A Seattle Hunting Party in the Last Great Bear Country

    In 1895, Seattle sportsmen pitched camp on Hood Canal between the Duckabush and Hamma Hamma rivers and found a wilderness thick with black bear, salmon, and one very unlucky tenderfoot.

    Mar 3, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBrinnon, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

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